Steven M. Levy, Professor

Education:
A.B., Princeton University, 1978
D.D.S., University of North Carolina, 1982
M.P.H., University of North Carolina, 1984
Certificate, Dental Public Health, North Carolina Department of Human Resources, 1984

Boards:
American Board of Dental Public Health

Brief Professional Resume:
Dr. Levy joined the College of Dentistry in 1984. He is professor and graduate program director in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry.

Teaching Responsibilities: Dr. Levy participates in predoctoral teaching in preventive dentistry, community dentistry, and geriatric dentistry and special patient care. His teaching responsibilities include research design, oral epidemiology, and disease prevention.

Research Activities: Dr. Levy's research includes various aspects of oral epidemiology. His research with an extensive team of collaborators on the Iowa Fluoride Study (IFS) is investigating the epidemiology of fluoride intake and dental fluorosis, the relationship between infants' and young children's feeding and sucking patterns and dental growth as well as development and malocclusion. The bone growth portion of the IFS also looks at dietary, genetic and physical activity as determinants of bone development in children. Other current and recent research projects include health services research concerning the use of water fluoride assay and dietary fluoride supplements, the use of dentifrice by preschool children and the effect of dentifrice flavor, and the validity of, and change in, patient medical histories. His research projects also include the importance of medication use in dentistry, the measurement and prevention of incipient root surface caries, Alzheimer's disease and oral health, and the epidemiology of oral disease among the elderly, including periodontal disease and factors related to tooth loss.

National or International Professional Appointments or Activities: Dr. Levy is a reviewer for Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Caries Research, Journal of the American Dental Association, Pediatric Dentistry, Advances in Dental Research, Special Care in Dentistry, General Dentistry, Journal of Public Health Dentistry, American Journal of Public Health, and Journal of Dental Research. He is a member of the editorial review panel for Special Care in Dentistry and a member of the Editorial and Publications Commission for Journal of Dentistry for Children. Dr. Levy is past secretary/treasurer of the International Association for Dental Research, Behavioral Sciences and Health Services Research Group. He has been a grant reviewer for the NIDCR and other agencies as well as a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He is a member of the Iowa Public Health Association, the Iowa Dental Association, the American Dental Education Association , the International Association for Dental Research, the American Public Health Association, the American Association of Public Health Dentistry, and the American Dental Association.

List of Publications

E-mail: Steven M. Levy
Steven M. Levy, DDS, MPH
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Iowa City, IA 52242-1010
319-335-7185
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